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Clare McGrane

Podcast Producer

About

Clare produces Seattle Now, KUOW's news podcast. She crafts episodes that give listeners a timely window into stories from around the Seattle area. Her favorite episodes to make include sound-rich collaborations with local reporters, field trips to vibrant places around the Puget Sound, and conversations about pop culture. She also reports stories for the show and appears "on air" as a guest. She has extensive experience covering health stories, including coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Previously, Clare was KUOW's emerging platforms producer, leading strategy and product development for digital audio channels including smart speakers, algorithmic content curators like NPR One and podcasts. Before joining KUOW, she covered health technology and life sciences at GeekWire. Clare is a University of Washington graduate with a dual degree in journalism and creative writing.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English

Pronouns: she/her

Podcasts

Stories

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    Seattle needs homes. Here's the latest plan

    We need more places for people to live. A lot more. Mayor Bruce Harrell has a new vision to make it happen. It’s all laid out in his update to the city’s comprehensive plan released earlier this week. We dig into where he wants the growth to go with Seattle Times City Hall reporter David Kroman.

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    Business

    The rise and fall of ecommerce giant Zulily

    When you need new stuff, odds are you reach for your phone instead of your car keys. Buying things online is just a way of life for many of us. But the market is changing, and there have been local casualties. Seattle Times Business reporter Lauren Rosenblatt tells the story of Zulily… a local internet retail company that boomed, and busted. It points to the way ecommerce is changing.

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    Sports

    Seattle's short-lived Negro League baseball team

    It’s the end of February: The last day of Black History Month, and the start of the Mariners Spring Training season. Seattle Now Sports Correspondent Vaughan Jones is here to tell a story that combines both baseball and Seattle’s Black history, the story of the Seattle Steelheads, a short-lived Negro League baseball team.

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    Technology

    Hackers want your medical record

    Cyber attacks on healthcare organizations are getting much more common. In the past three months at least 13 healthcare providers with patients in Washington were hit by data breaches. It all comes down to how connected our medical records are to the internet. Seattle Times Health Reporter Elise Takahama dug into why these attacks are becoming more common and how people can protect themselves.

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    Can WA legislators fix high rents?

    It’s no secret that Seattle is an expensive place to live. A big part of the problem is high rent costs. In the past few years, local housing activists have pushed the idea of a rent cap. One version is getting a hearing in Olympia today on its way to potentially becoming state law. Mike Wilkerson, an urban economist and thedirector of analytics at ECOnorthwest, breaks down the different kinds of rent caps and where the proposed law would fit in.

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    Technology

    The AI deepfakes that want to sway your vote

    November’s general election is still a long way off, but deepfakes generated by AI are already entering the conversation. And we’re not just talking about a robocall from a fake President Joe Biden, which actually happened during New Hampshire’s primary last month. Local and state elections here in Washington could be targeted, too. Seattle Now producer Clare McGrane will explain where deepfakes are showing up, and how to identify them.

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    Homelessness

    Homelessness 'is no longer just Seattle’s problem'

    Homelessness, and especially people living outside is a growing problem across the country. Seattle and other expensive cities feel the brunt of that rise, but the crisis is showing up in smaller, suburban cities too. Seattle Times reporter Anna Patrick explains how one King County city’s experience details how things can cycle, and how we might be able to make change.